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Views of nature, or, Contemplations on the sublime phenomena of creation, with scientific illustrations

by: Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859; Harrison & Sons, Printers. (1850) bkp CU-BANC; Otté, E. C. (Elise C.); Bohn, Henry George, 1796-1884

Publication date: 1850

Topics: Science, Physical geography, Plant morphology, South America -- Description and travel

Publisher: London : H.G. Bohn

Collection: cdl; americana

Digitizing sponsor: MSN

Contributor: University of California Libraries

Language: English

Steppes and deserts.--Cataracts of the Orinoco.--Nocturnal life of animals in the primeval forests.--Ideas for a physiognomy of plants.--On the structure and mode of action of volcanos in different parts of the earth.--Vital force, or The Rhodian genius.--The plateau of Caxamarca, the ancient capital of the Inca Atahuallpa, and first view of the Pacific from the ridge of the Andes

Addeddate: 2007-01-23 17:09:21

Associated-names: Otté, E. C. (Elise C.); Bohn, Henry George, 1796-1884; Harrison & Sons, Printers

Call number: nrlf_ucb:GLAD-67219329

Camera: 1Ds

Collection-library: nrlf_ucb

Copyright-evidence: Evidence reported by ian f-r for item ofnatureviewsorc00humbrich on January 23, 2007: no visible notice of copyright; stated date is 1850.